diff --git a/controllers/rabbitmqcluster_controller.go b/controllers/rabbitmqcluster_controller.go
index fc8d26a0f..07fb006c3 100644
--- a/controllers/rabbitmqcluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/rabbitmqcluster_controller.go
@@ -382,8 +382,6 @@ func (r *RabbitmqClusterReconciler) markForQueueRebalance(ctx context.Context, r
 	}
 
 	rmq.ObjectMeta.Annotations[queueRebalanceAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
-	if err := r.Update(ctx, rmq); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+
+	return r.Update(ctx, rmq)
 }
diff --git a/controllers/reconcile_finalizer.go b/controllers/reconcile_finalizer.go
index 566976225..6841247cd 100644
--- a/controllers/reconcile_finalizer.go
+++ b/controllers/reconcile_finalizer.go
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ func (r *RabbitmqClusterReconciler) addFinalizerIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, ra
 
 func (r *RabbitmqClusterReconciler) removeFinalizer(ctx context.Context, rabbitmqCluster *rabbitmqv1beta1.RabbitmqCluster) error {
 	controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(rabbitmqCluster, deletionFinalizer)
-	if err := r.Client.Update(ctx, rabbitmqCluster); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return r.Client.Update(ctx, rabbitmqCluster)
 }
 
 func (r *RabbitmqClusterReconciler) prepareForDeletion(ctx context.Context, rabbitmqCluster *rabbitmqv1beta1.RabbitmqCluster) error {